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Proper movements in Muslim prayer ritual can reduce lower back pain

Five times a day, roughly 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, bow, kneel, and place their foreheads to the ground in the direction of the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Islamic prayer ritual, the Salat. According to research, the complex physical movements of the ritual can reduce lower back pain if performed regularly and properly. Ref. Source 9c

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I can see this being beneficial for one who needs to strengthen their lower back muscles. While I am not saying go become Islamic, the exercise can be incorporated into normal work outs to help strengthen you back.